The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
social to the River Press.
COUNCIL.


HELENA, March 1.-C. j. r. 8, intro
7nced by Collins, authorizes Charles Fl.
SMELL to compile all the laws, including
hose Of the 18th session, at his own ex-
,anse and have sole charge thereof.
BILLS passed-H. B. 45, defining legal
fences: H. B. AZ, regulating election tick
ats: .J.R. s, appropriating $2,59l for
III relief of D. FL. Weston for extra labor
N recording marks and brands-one-half
If the fees received; G. B. AZ, providing
for the suppression and prevention Of con-
.aoious sheep diseases.
HOUSE.
A petition was received from the butch
ars of Helena asking for reduction of
license.
H. B. SO, the license bill, was reported
from the committee of the whole with
substitute. Adopted and ordered engross-
ed. This bill as to liquor licenses places
them very high and no licenses can be IS
sued for less than one year. On all per-
centage gambling games, $500 per month
on each game; on square games it raises
very little, if any. The commercial trav-
aler's license is make territorial instead of
county, and is fixed at $l0O per quarter,
or $500 per year. The bill has some oppo-
sifon in the house but will probably pass.
Notices of bills-By Taylor, to repeal
section 806, 9TH division, revised statutes,
in relation to butchers license; by John
johnson, to suppress and prevent the dis
semlnation of contagious and infectious
diseases among domestic animals and
Texas cattle.
The following bills were introduced:
By Blake-H. B. 80, to provide for
keeping the military stores.
By Muth---H. 3. 81, concerning prison.
ers in the city jails. 1t places them in the
hands of the city council as regards the
amount which shall be allowed per diem
in working out fines and costs, etc.; also,
Fl. B. 81, concerning the registration Of
voters in incorporated cities-refers only
70 city elections.
By White-H. B. SO, to amend the
school laws.
Bills passed-H. B. 8S, to amend Sec
tons 5S5 and 594, chapter %, 9th division,
revised statutes; also FL. BIS 90 and 91,
as above described; also c. B. 4, which is
Kennedy's printing bill.
Blake introduced Ell. j. r. z, to COM
pensate Chas. FL. Smell for compiling and
arranging the general laws of Montana
territory.
H. j. R. 6, appropriating 81, 900 for fur
niture for the governors and secretary's
Offices was approved; also, G. B. 81, re-
lating to the board Of arbitration, and G.
B. p, in reference to tree planting.
The house went into committee of the
whole, there being about thirty-fYe bills
on general orders. The democrats were
anxious to- get TO the Kennedy election
bill, which stood 13 on the calendar, but
did not dare show their intense desire.
Gorham's road bill stood II on the list and
both parties desired to take action on that
bill. Kanouse mildly suggested that it
would be a nice thing to lift the other
eleven bills and defer consideration on
them until the next sitting. The repub-
licans did not drop on the play and fell
into the trap. The road bill was soon dis
posed of, and when the chairman an
nounced that the next bill was the election
law there was some CONSERVATION among
the republicans. They did some tall kick
ing, but the democrats were too many for
them. c. B. l was formally reported and
VIII pass the house without amendment
#and beooHle law. This will do away
i with the necessity of a registration law
and the council will not pass the house
Registration bill.
Ihe following bills were approved by
lne governor: FL. B. G1. to enable the
county OF Lewis and Clarke to issue addi-
Elohal bonds for the construction of the
court house; III. B. 50, to prevent the cir
cuiation of obscene literature; III. B. 45,
Felatlng to fees Of jurors in civil cases; I'll.
D. 46, to prevent rams and he goats from
running at large in certain seasons; H. B.
pa, to compile and publish the laws of
Montana.
Q. B. 81, concerning the education of
leat-mutes and blind children, was passed.
III provides that the territory shall pay the
expenses, not exceeding $500 per year, for
4 term of six years, of educating any such
Ichildren whose parents are not able to do
so.
COUNCIL.
HELENA, March 2.--Bills were intro
Huced as follows%
BY Sutherlin-C. B. 81, requiring the
owners of barbed wire fences to keep the
same in repair.
By Waters-C. ). r. II. providing for
paying 800 to VIM. Steele and f. r..